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| Crowsnest Highway |
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| Highway 3 | |
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| Length: | 1163 km (723 mi) |
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| Formed: | 1932 |
| West end: |  Highway 1 in Hope, British Columbia |
| East end: | Highway 1 in Medicine Hat, Alberta |
| Major cities: | Hope, Princeton, Castlegar, Cranbrook, Fort Macleod, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat |
| System: | AB provincial highway, BC provincial highway, Trans-Canada Highway |
The Crowsnest Highway, also known as the Interprovincial or, in British Columbia, the Southern Trans-Provincial, is a 1,163 km (722 mile) long principal highway through the southern parts of British Columbia and Alberta, providing the shortest land connection between Vancouver and Medicine Hat. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Highway 1 is the British Columbia section of the Trans-Canada Highway. Hope is a District municipality with a population of 6185 located at the confluence of the Fraser and Coquihalla rivers in the province of British Highway 1 is southern Alberta 's primary east-west highway It is 522 km (324 miles long in Alberta Medicine Hat, known to locals as "The Hat" is a city of 60000 people located in the southeastern part of the province of Hope is a District municipality with a population of 6185 located at the confluence of the Fraser and Coquihalla rivers in the province of British Princeton (originally Vermilion Forks) is a small town in the Similkameen region of British Columbia, Canada. Cranbrook British Columbia ( is a City in southeast British Columbia, seat of the Regional District of East Kootenay. Fort Macleod is a town in the southwest corner of the Province of Alberta, Canada. Lethbridge (ˈlɛθbrɨdʒ is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada and the largest city in Southern Alberta. Medicine Hat, known to locals as "The Hat" is a city of 60000 people located in the southeastern part of the province of This is a list of Alberta 's primary and secondary Highways. This article lists all existing numbered highways in British Columbia, Canada. The Trans-Canada Highway is a federal-provincial Highway system that joins all ten provinces of Canada. British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal Medicine Hat, known to locals as "The Hat" is a city of 60000 people located in the southeastern part of the province of The highway, which is mostly two lanes, was officially incorporated in 1932, mainly following a mid-19th century gold rush trail originally traced out by an engineer named Edgar Dewdney. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Edgar Dewdney PC ( 5 November 1835 &ndash August 8, 1916) was a Canadian politician born in Devonshire It takes its name from the Crowsnest Pass, the route the highway takes when crossing the Continental Divide between B. For the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass please see Crowsnest Pass Alberta Crowsnest Pass (sometimes referred to as Crow's Nest Pass A continental divide is a line of elevated Terrain which forms a border between two watersheds such that Water falling on one side of the line eventually C. and Alberta. The highway is designated as Highway 3 for its entire length.
While not officially signed as a branch of the Trans-Canada Highway, it is part of the National Highway System and could be considered a southern route of the Trans-Canada. The Trans-Canada Highway is a federal-provincial Highway system that joins all ten provinces of Canada. Individual sections have additional appellations, such as the Hope-Princeton Highway.
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Route Details
The Crowsnest Highway's total length in British Columbia is 837 km (520 miles), and its total length within Alberta is 326 km (202 miles). The Crowsnest Highway's western terminus is at Hope, B.C., where it branches off from Highway 1. Hope is a District municipality with a population of 6185 located at the confluence of the Fraser and Coquihalla rivers in the province of British Highway 1 is the British Columbia section of the Trans-Canada Highway. The highway goes east for 7 km (4 miles) to its junction with Highway 5, then through Allison Pass and Manning Provincial Park for 127 km (79 miles) towards the town of Princeton. Highway 5, also known as Coquihalla Highway Route 5 and the Southern Yellowhead Highway, is a north-south route in southern British Columbia, Allison Pass (el) is a highway summit along the Crowsnest Highway in British Columbia, Canada. EC Manning Provincial Park is a Provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, usually referred to as Manning Park. Princeton (originally Vermilion Forks) is a small town in the Similkameen region of British Columbia, Canada. In this stretch between Hope and Princeton, known locally as the Hope-Princeton Highway, there are several significant ascents. The first is the steep climb to the Hope Slide, followed later by the remainder of the climb up to Allison Pass at an elevation of 1,342m (4,473 ft). The Hope Slide ( was one of the largest Landslides ever recorded in Canada. After the summit of Allison Pass, the road descends for 40 km (25 mi) before beginning another long climb up Sunday Summit (1,284m, 4,280 ft). Sunday Summit (el 1284 m is a highway summit along the Crowsnest Highway in British Columbia, Canada. Soon after Sunday Summit is the descent into Princeton, where Highway 5A begins. Highway 5A, the Princeton - Kamloops Highway, is Highway 5 's pre- 1986 alignment south of Kamloops
After Princeton, the Crowsnest goes southeast for 67 km (42 miles), through Hedley, to the village of Keremeos, where a junction with a length of highway designated as 3A is located. Hedley is an unincorporated town in southern British Columbia, Canada, named after Robert R Keremeos (kærə'miːəs is a village in southern central British Columbia Canada. Two segments of highway in the southern part of British Columbia are designated as Highway 3A. Another 46 km (29 miles) southeast, and the Crowsnest reaches the town of Osoyoos and a junction with Highway 97. Osoyoos ˈsɔɪjuːs officially pronounced soy -use” though also pronounced (ɒˈsɔɪjuːs ("O- soo -yoos" and (əˈsɔɪjuːs (O- soy -yoos Highway 97 is the longest continuously-numbered route in the Canadian province of British Columbia, running 2081 km (1283 mi from the Canada/ The highway then proceeds to hug the Canada-U.S. border east through a stretch of switchbacks. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
52 km (32 miles) east of Osoyoos, the Crowsnest reaches its junction with Highway 33 at Rock Creek, then the highway heads east for 70 km (44 miles) to its junction with Highway 41 at a location called Carson. Highway 33 is a minor two-lane highway in the Okanagan region of the province Highway 41 is a very short cross-border spur in the Okanagan area of the province Another 26 km (16 miles) east, passing through Grand Forks en route, the Crowsnest meets Highway 395 at the southern end of Christina Lake. Grand Forks, population 4036 is a town in the Boundary Country of the West Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada. Highway 395 is a very short cross-border spur in the West Kootenay region of the province just 4 km (2½ mi long Christina Lake is an unincorporated recreational area in the Boundary Country of the West Kootenay region of British Columbia
Further east from Christina Lake, the Crowsnest travels for 47 km (29 miles) through Bonanza Pass to its junction with Highway 3B at Nancy Greene Lake. Bonanza Pass, also known as the Blueberry-Paulson, is Mountain pass in the Monashee Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. Highway 3B, opened in 1967, is an alternate loop to the Crowsnest Highway between Nancy Greene Lake and an area called Meadows just west of Erie It is another 26 km (16 miles) east to the junction with Highway 22 at Castlegar, and another 2 km (1¼ miles) east to a junction with another stretch of Highway designated as 3A, also within Castlegar. Highway 22 is a north-south highway that provides quick access from the city of Castlegar to the Canada - U Leaving Castlegar, the Crowsnest reaches its eastern junction with Highway 3B 26 km (16 miles) east. Highway 6 converges with the Crowsnest at Salmo, 11 km (7 miles) east of the 3B junction, and the two highways proceed south for 14 km (9 miles) to the Burnt Flat Junction, where Highway 6 diverges south. Highway 6 is a two-lane east-west highway passing between the Kootenay and Okanagan regions Salmo is a Village in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, Canada.
East of Burnt Flat, the Crowsnest heads through the Kootenay Pass on a stretch known as the Kootenay Skyway, or Salmo-Creston Skyway. Kootenay Pass, known locally as "the Salmo-Creston" is a Mountain pass in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, Canada 67 km (42 miles) east of Burnt Flat, the Crowsnest reaches the town of Creston, just past junctions with Highways 21 and 3A. Creston is a town of 4826 people in the Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, Canada. Highway 21 is a cross-border spur in the Kootenay region of the province 40 km (25 miles) later, at Yahk, Highway 95 merges onto the Crowsnest. Yahk (/jæk/ is a hamlet in southeastern British Columbia, Canada. Highway 95 in British Columbia, the Columbia Highway, is a north-south highway in the southeastern corner of the province opened in 1957. The two highways share a common alignment for 72 km (46 miles) northeast along the Moyie River to a junction with Highway 95A at Cranbrook. The Moyie River is a Tributary of the Kootenai River (spelled Kootenay River in Canada in the U Highway 95 in British Columbia, the Columbia Highway, is a north-south highway in the southeastern corner of the province opened in 1957. Cranbrook British Columbia ( is a City in southeast British Columbia, seat of the Regional District of East Kootenay. Another 6 km (4 miles) east, Highway 95 diverges north from the Crowsnest and Highway 93 merges onto the Crowsnest from the north. Highway 93 ( Kootenay Highway, Banff-Windermere Parkway) is a north-south route through the southeastern part of the province Highway 93 and the Crowsnest share a common alignment for the next 53 km (32 miles) southeast to Elko, where Highway 93 diverges south. Elko is located at the junction Highway 93 and Crowsnest Highway 3 to the north of the Roosville Canadian-USA border crossing 31 km (19 miles) north of Elko, the Crowsnest reaches Fernie, then it goes north another 30 km (18 miles) to its junction with Highway 43 at Sparwood, and another 19 km (11 miles) east, the highway reaches the boundary with Alberta at Crowsnest Pass. Fernie is a city in the Elk Valley area of the East Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, Canada, located on BC Highway Highway 43, the Elk Valley Highway, is the easternmost spur off of the Crowsnest Highway in B Sparwood is a District municipality in British Columbia, Canada.
Once into Alberta, the Crowsnest Highway goes east 16 km (10 miles) to Coleman, then 27 km (17 miles) east to its junction with Alberta Highway 22, another 20 km (12 miles) to its junction with Highway 6, then another 44 km (27 miles) to its junction with Highway 2 north, then proceeding 4 km (2½ miles) east into the city of Fort Macleod and the Crowsnest's junction with Highway 2 south. Coleman is a scenic town of about 2000 people located in the Crowsnest Pass in the Rocky Mountains of southern Alberta near the border Fort Macleod is a town in the southwest corner of the Province of Alberta, Canada. After Fort Macleod, the Crowsnest goes 27 km (17 miles) east to Monarch, then another 23 km east (14 miles) to the city of Lethbridge, where the Crowsnest's only freeway segment is located. Lethbridge (ˈlɛθbrɨdʒ is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada and the largest city in Southern Alberta. 50 km (31 miles) east of Lethbridge, the Crowsnest arrives at Taber at the Crowsnest's junction with Highway 36, finally ending at the east junction with the Trans-Canada Highway at Medicine Hat, 115 km (72 miles) east-northeast. Taber is a town in Southern Alberta, Canada in Municipal District of Taber. Medicine Hat, known to locals as "The Hat" is a city of 60000 people located in the southeastern part of the province of
List of exits
The following is a list of exits along the expressway and freeway portions of Highway 3, Crowsnest Highway.
Hope, British Columbia to Princeton, British Columbia
Exit 170 (Eastbound) Highway 1 north, Water Ave. Hope is a District municipality with a population of 6185 located at the confluence of the Fraser and Coquihalla rivers in the province of British Princeton (originally Vermilion Forks) is a small town in the Similkameen region of British Columbia, Canada. Highway 1 is the British Columbia section of the Trans-Canada Highway.
Exit 171- (Westbound) 3 Ave.
Exit 173- Old Hope- Princeton Way.
Exit 177- Highway 5, Coquihalla Highway. Highway 5, also known as Coquihalla Highway Route 5 and the Southern Yellowhead Highway, is a north-south route in southern British Columbia, , Highway 3, Crowsnest Highway.
End freeway east of Highway 5.
Castlegar, British Columbia
Exit- Highway 22, Columbia Ave. Highway 22 is a north-south highway that provides quick access from the city of Castlegar to the Canada - U
Exit- (Westbound) 20th St. , 6th Ave. to 22
Exit- Highway 3A, Castlegar Airport
Cranbrook, British Columbia
Begin expressway at 22nd Street north
Intersection- 23rd Street N
Intersection- 30th Avenue N
Exit- Highway 95A North, Cranbrook Airport, Kimberley
Exit- Highway 95 North, Highway 93, Fort Steele, Invermere
Begin multiplex with Highway 93 Expressway ends
Fort Macleod, Alberta, to Lethbridge, Alberta
Begin expressway east of Secondary Route 810. Highway 22 is a north-south highway that provides quick access from the city of Castlegar to the Canada - U Two segments of highway in the southern part of British Columbia are designated as Highway 3A. Cranbrook British Columbia ( is a City in southeast British Columbia, seat of the Regional District of East Kootenay. An expressway is a Divided highway for high-speed traffic with at least partial Control of access. Highway 95 in British Columbia, the Columbia Highway, is a north-south highway in the southeastern corner of the province opened in 1957. Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport is an international airport located north of Cranbrook, British Columbia and south-east of Kimberley Kimberley is a small city in southeast British Columbia, Canada along Highway 95A between the Purcell and Rocky Mountains. Highway 95 in British Columbia, the Columbia Highway, is a north-south highway in the southeastern corner of the province opened in 1957. Highway 93 ( Kootenay Highway, Banff-Windermere Parkway) is a north-south route through the southeastern part of the province Fort Macleod is a town in the southwest corner of the Province of Alberta, Canada. Lethbridge (ˈlɛθbrɨdʒ is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada and the largest city in Southern Alberta.
Exit- Highway 2 North
Begin multiplex with Highway 2. Highway 2 is the most important provincial Highway in the Canadian province of Alberta.
Intersection- 19 St. W.
Expressway ends and continues as 23 St. and Jerry Potts Blvd.
Begin expressway at railroad crossing at Fort Macleod city limits. ----The term city limits (or city boundary) refers to the defined boundary of a City.
Intersection- Highway 2 South
Intersection- 27 St. Highway 2 is the most important provincial Highway in the Canadian province of Alberta. , Township Road 92
Intersection- Range Road 254
Intersection- Range Road 253
Intersection- Range Road 252/Township Road 94
Intersection- Range Road 251
Intersection- Range Road 250/Pearce Rd.
Intersection- Range Road 245
Intersection- Range Road 244
Intersection- Long Button Rd.
Intersection- Range Road 242
Intersection- Range Road 241/Highway 3A
Intersection- Range Road 234
Exit- (Westbound) Highway 23
Intersection- Range Road 231
Intersection- Highway 509
Intersection- Township Road 94
Intersection- River Ridge Rd. Highway 3A is a spur of the Crowsnest Highway in Southern Alberta. Highway 23 is a short highway which located in southern Alberta east of Highway 2.
Expressway ends, freeway begins.
Exit- (Eastbound) Westside Dr. W. (Highway 3A)
Exit- (Eastbound) Highway 25, University Dr. Highway 25 is a short highway located in southern Alberta north of the city of Lethbridge. W.
Exit- (Westbound) University Dr. W.
Exit- (Westbound) Highway 25 north
Exit- (Westbound) Highway 25 North
Exit- Bridge Dr. Highway 25 is a short highway located in southern Alberta north of the city of Lethbridge. W. (Highway 3A)
Exit- (Westbound) Local Road
Exit- Oldman Rd.
Exit- (Eastbound) 5 Ave. N. , Scenic Dr. N. , Scenic Dr. S.
Exit- (Eastbound) 1 Ave. S.
Exit- (Westbound) Scenic Dr. S.
Exit- Stafford Dr. S.
Exit- (Westbound) 13 St. N.
Level Crossing- Industrial railway spur serving Ellison Flour Mill
Exit- (Eastbound) 19 St. S. , 2 Ave. S. to 3 Ave. S.
Exit- Highway 5, Mayor Magrath Dr. S., 3 Ave. Highway 5 is a 120-km long highway that runs in southern Alberta Mayor Magrath Drive or The Strip is the busiest north-south roadway and the second busiest roadway overall in Lethbridge, Alberta. S.
Freeway ends, expressway begins.
intersection- 28 St. S.
Level Crossing- Canadian Pacific Railway branch to Coutts
Intersection- 1 Ave. S. , 30 St. N.
Intersection, 34 St. S.
Intersection- 36 St. N. , 36 St. S.
Exit (Eastbound)- Secondary Route 512, 1 Ave. S.
Intersection- 43 St. N.
Expressway ends. An expressway is a Divided highway for high-speed traffic with at least partial Control of access. Continues as a divided highway until just past Taber, where it continues as a two-lane highway before ending at Highway 1. A dual carriageway or divided highway is a road or Highway in which the two directions of traffic are separated by a central barrier or strip of land known as a Taber is a town in Southern Alberta, Canada in Municipal District of Taber. Highway 1 is southern Alberta 's primary east-west highway It is 522 km (324 miles long in Alberta
See also
- Dewdney Trail
- Kettle Valley Railway (southern mainline of the CPR)